Nehemiah 1

1 word Nehemiah son: child Hacaliah and to be in/on/with month (Chislev *Q(k)*) year twenty and I to be in/on/with Susa [the] palace

THE WORDS of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it came to pass in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the castle,

2 and to come (in): come Hanani one from brother: compatriot my he/she/it and human from Judah and to ask them upon [the] Jew [the] survivor which to remain from [the] captivity and upon Jerusalem

that Hanani, one of my brethren, came out of Judah, he and certain men; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, that were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

3 and to say to/for me [the] to remain which to remain from [the] captivity there in/on/with province in/on/with distress: harm great: large and in/on/with reproach and wall Jerusalem to break through and gate her to kindle in/on/with fire

And they said unto me: 'The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach; the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.'

4 and to be like/as to hear: hear I [obj] [the] word [the] these to dwell and to weep and to mourn [emph?] day and to be to fast and to pray to/for face: before God [the] heaven

And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days; and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,

5 and to say Please! LORD God [the] heaven [the] God [the] great: large and [the] to fear: revere to keep: obey [the] covenant and kindness to/for to love: lover him and to/for to keep: obey commandment his

and said: 'I beseech Thee, O LORD, the God of heaven, the great and awful God, that keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love Him and keep His commandments;

6 to be please ear your attentive and eye your to open to/for to hear: hear to(wards) prayer servant/slave your which I to pray to/for face: before your [the] day by day and night upon son: descendant/people Israel servant/slave your and to give thanks upon sin son: descendant/people Israel which to sin to/for you and I and house: household father my to sin

let Thine ear now be attentive, and Thine eyes open, that Thou mayest hearken unto the prayer of Thy servant, which I pray before Thee at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel Thy servants, while I confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against Thee; yea, I and my father's house have sinned.

7 to destroy to destroy to/for you and not to keep: obey [obj] [the] commandment and [obj] [the] statute: decree and [obj] [the] justice: judgement which to command [obj] Moses servant/slave your

We have dealt very corruptly against Thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances which Thou didst command Thy servant Moses.

8 to remember please [obj] [the] word which to command [obj] Moses servant/slave your to/for to say you(m. p.) be unfaithful I to scatter [obj] you in/on/with people

Remember, I beseech Thee, the word that Thou didst command Thy servant Moses, saying: If ye deal treacherously, I will scatter you abroad among the peoples;

9 and to return: repent to(wards) me and to keep: obey commandment my and to make: do [obj] them if to be to banish you in/on/with end [the] heaven from there to gather them (and to come (in): bring them *Q(k)*) to(wards) [the] place which to choose to/for to dwell [obj] name my there

but if ye return unto Me, and keep My commandments and do them, though your dispersed were in the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to cause My name to dwell there.

10 and they(masc.) servant/slave your and people your which to ransom in/on/with strength your [the] great: large and in/on/with hand: power your [the] strong

Now these are Thy servants and Thy people, whom Thou hast redeemed by Thy great power, and by Thy strong hand.

11 Please! Lord to be please ear your attentive to(wards) prayer servant/slave your and to(wards) prayer servant/slave your [the] delighting to/for to fear: revere [obj] name your and to prosper [emph?] please to/for servant/slave your [the] day and to give: give him to/for compassion to/for face: before [the] man [the] this and I to be cupbearer to/for king

O Lord, I beseech Thee, let now Thine ear be attentive to the prayer of Thy servant, and to the prayer of Thy servants, who delight to fear Thy name; and prosper, I pray Thee, Thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.' Now I was cupbearer to the king.